Keiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidency as the full count confirms her by 49,641 votes
Key takeaways
- The Fuerza Popular leader obtained 50.14% of valid votes against her rival's 49.87%, a difference of 49,641 ballots, in one of the closest elections in the country's recent history.
- With the count closed, Fujimori is the president-elect, though the official proclamation falls to the National Jury of Elections (JNE), scheduled for Friday, July 3.
- Fujimori, 51, reaches the presidency on her fourth attempt, after losing by margins of less than 1% in the runoffs of 2011, 2016 and 2021, against Ollanta Humala, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Pedro Castillo, respectively.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on Monday closed the count of the presidential runoff at 100% of the tally sheets and confirmed the victory of right-wing Keiko Fujimori over left-wing Roberto S nchez, 22 days after the June 7 vote. The Fuerza Popular leader obtained 50.14% of valid votes against her rival's 49.87%, a difference of 49,641 ballots, in one of the closest elections in the country's recent history.
With the count closed, Fujimori is the president-elect, though the official proclamation falls to the National Jury of Elections (JNE), scheduled for Friday, July 3. Credentials will be handed over on July 15 and the inauguration will take place on July 28, for the 2026-2031 term. The ONPE has reached 100% of the tally sheets counted. We await the JNE's proclamation with great humility, prudence and responsibility, Fujimori wrote on the social network X.
The win carries strong symbolic weight. Fujimori, 51, reaches the presidency on her fourth attempt, after losing by margins of less than 1% in the runoffs of 2011, 2016 and 2021, against Ollanta Humala, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Pedro Castillo, respectively. She will also be the first woman elected to the post by popular vote —Dina Boluarte held it through constitutional succession— and marks the return of fujimorismo to power 25 years after the fall of her father, former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), who was convicted of crimes against humanity and corruption and died in 2024.